Advances in dynamical modeling and the use of hybrid methods have improved drought prediction, but challenges still remain to improve the accuracy of drought forecasting.
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Douglas D. Davis (1940–2016)
In labs on the ground and aboard aircraft, Davis shed light on chemical processes in the atmosphere and showed how humans contributed to these processes.
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Modeling Geospace: Quantifying the Known-Unknowns
Imperfect knowledge of high-latitude forcing of the coupled ionosphere-theremosphere system translates into uncertainty in the low-latitude and midlatitude response to a geomagnetic storm.
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Planetary Dune Workshop Expands to Include Subaqueous Processes
The Fifth International Planetary Dunes Workshop: From the Bottom of the Oceans to the Outer Limits of the Solar System; St. George, Utah, 16–19 May 2017
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Five Takeaways from Trump’s Proposed Budget for NASA
Exploration and privatization dominate the president’s proposed budget for the space agency in the 2019 fiscal year, whereas a major cut to a flagship mission surprises scientists.
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Scientific Row over Renewables Leads to Free Speech Legal Fight
A Stanford University climate researcher’s $10 million defamation suit could test a First Amendment defense in science litigation.
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A Quantitative Look at United Nations’ Global Vision for 2030
Achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals will require research, negotiation, and careful planning.
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Long Term Preservation of Subsurface Ice on Mars
Layered-ejecta craters on Mars that are associated with impacts into rock mixed with volatiles have been formed throughout the planet’s history indicating the long-term preservation of subsurface ice.
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White House Budget Plan Presents a Mixed Picture for Science
The administration’s blueprint, now with Congress, would spare some geoscience agencies because of a budget deal reached with Congress last week, but EPA, NOAA, and USGS would be hit hard.
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Fresh Insights into What Protects Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
Scientists bored 755 meters through Antarctic ice and found that a layer of extremely cold, fresh water insulates part of the Ross Ice Shelf against melting.